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Binary Small Bodies

Binary Small Bodies is a singular academic concept referring to a subclass of small celestial objects in which two gravitationally bound bodies of comparable size orbit a common barycenter, distinguished from solitary small bodies by their binary configuration and mutual dynamical interaction.

91

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5.1K

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422

Authors

258

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2017–2026

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Rotational breakup as the origin of small binary asteroids

K. J. Walsh, D. C. Richardson, Patrick Michel · Nature · 2008 · 399 citations

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Planet Formation by Coagulation: A Focus on Uranus and Neptune

Peter Goldreich, Yoram Lithwick, Re’em Sari · Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics · 2004 · 331 citations · Full text

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Planetary Spectrum Generator: An accurate online radiative transfer suite for atmospheres, comets, small bodies and exoplanets

G. L. Villanueva, M. D. Smith, Silvia Protopapa et al. · Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer · 2018 · 326 citations · Full text

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Successful kinetic impact into an asteroid for planetary defence

R. T. Daly, C. M. Ernst, O. S. Barnouin et al. · Nature · 2023 · 253 citations · Full text

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Meteoroids and their parent bodies

J. Štohl, I. P. Williams · 1993 · 204 citations

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Authors

422

  1. RP
    Richard P. Binzel

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States

    5 publications · 373 citations

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  2. DJ
    Daniel J. Scheeres

    University of Colorado Boulder, United States

    5 publications · 363 citations

    5

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  3. MA
    M. A. Barucci

    Laboratoire d’études spatiales et d’instrumentation en astrophysique, France

    4 publications · 131 citations

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  4. PM
    Patrick Michel

    Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France

    4 publications · 701 citations

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  5. PP
    Petr Pravec

    Czech Academy of Sciences, Astronomical Institute, Czechia

    4 publications · 319 citations

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Institutions

258

  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    13 h-index

    39 publications

    2.9K citations

  2. University of Maryland, College Park

    College Park, United States

    10 h-index

    17 publications

    2.3K citations

  3. Laboratoire d’études spatiales et d’instrumentation en astrophysique

    Meudon, France

    9 h-index

    21 publications

    632 citations

  4. Sorbonne Université

    Paris, France

    8 h-index

    19 publications

    1.4K citations

  5. Planetary Science Institute

    Tucson, United States

    8 h-index

    13 publications

    1.9K citations

  6. Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur

    Nice, France

    8 h-index

    10 publications

    1.3K citations

  7. Southwest Research Institute

    San Antonio, United States

    8 h-index

    37 publications

    4K citations

  8. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, United States

    7 h-index

    9 publications

    710 citations

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Venues

  1. Astronomy and Astrophysics

    14 publications · 593 citations

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  2. The Astrophysical Journal

    ApJ · 11 publications · 290 citations

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  3. Icarus

    6 publications · 337 citations

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  4. The Astronomical Journal

    AJ · 6 publications · 525 citations

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